Editing Ellipsis (section)

==Style==
Opinions differ on how to render an ellipsis in printed material and are to some extent based on the technology used for rendering. According to ''[[The Chicago Manual of Style]]'', it should consist of three [[full stop|period]]s, each separated from its neighbor by a [[non-breaking space]]: {{char|.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.}}.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Ellipses defined |url=https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/book/ed17/part2/ch13/psec050.html|encyclopedia=The Chicago Manual of Style Online|year=2010|edition=16th}}</ref> According to the ''[[AP Stylebook]]'', the periods should be rendered with no space between them: {{char|...}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bkacontent.com/ap-style-how-to-use-ellipses/|last=Fung|first=Henry|year=2016|title=AP Style: How to Use Ellipses|access-date=10 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211010236/https://www.bkacontent.com/ap-style-how-to-use-ellipses/|archive-date=11 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> A third option {{endash}} available in electronic text {{endash}} is to use the [[precomposed character]] U+2026 {{char|…}} {{sc|Horizontal ellipsis}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://practicaltypography.com/ellipses.html|last=Butterick|first=Matthew|title=Butterick's Practical Typography|edition=2nd|access-date=2018-12-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214070726/https://practicaltypography.com/ellipses.html|archive-date=2018-12-14|url-status=live}}</ref>
When text is omitted following a sentence, a period (full stop) terminates the sentence, and a subsequent ellipsis indicates one or more omitted sentences before continuing a longer quotation. ''[[Business Insider]]'' magazine suggests this style<ref>{{cite web |title=Here's how to use the four-dot ellipsis like a pro |first=Melia |last=Robinson |date=30 April 2016 |work=BusinessInsider.com |publisher=[[Insider Inc.]] / [[Axel Springer SE]] |url= https://www.businessinsider.com/when-to-use-the-four-dot-ellipsis-2016-4 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171224064651/https://www.businessinsider.com/when-to-use-the-four-dot-ellipsis-2016-4 |archive-date=24 December 2017 |access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref> and it is also used in many [[academic journal]]s. The ''Associated Press Stylebook'' favors this approach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Using AP Style Ellipses Correctly |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=5 December 2017 |work=WordAgents.com |location=Lindenhurst, New York |publisher=Word Agents |url=http://wordagents.com/ap-style-ellipses/ |access-date=27 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727212231/http://wordagents.com/ap-style-ellipses/ |archive-date=27 July 2018 |url-status=live}} {{better source|date=July 2018|reason=Just some blog; better to get this from official AP materials, but this will do for now.}}</ref>

When a sentence ends with ellipsis, some style guides indicate there should be four dots; three for ellipsis and a period. ''Chicago'' advises it,<ref>''The Chicago Manual of Style'', 17th edition (2017), §13.51–52.</ref> as does the ''[[Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association]]'' (APA style),<ref>Summarized here: {{cite web |first=Paige |last=Jackson |title=Ellipses–When and How? |date=22 April 2011 |work=Blog.APAStyle.org |publisher=[[American Psychological Association]] |url= http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2011/04/ellipses-when-and-how.html |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171210122450/http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2011/04/ellipses-when-and-how.html |archive-date=10 December 2017 |access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref> while some other style guides do not; the ''[[Merriam-Webster]] Dictionary'' and related works treat this style as optional, saying that it "may" be used.<ref>{{cite web |title=Usage Notes: All About Ellipses – It's time to stop calling them 'dot dot dot' |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2017 |work=Merriam-Webster.com |publisher=[[Merriam-Webster]] |url= https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/ellipses-definition-uses |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170531171513/https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/ellipses-definition-uses |archive-date=31 May 2017 |access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref>